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RESOLUTION NO. 2016-29405
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT THE
RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEAST FLORIDA FROM THE HAZARDS OF
SALTWATER INTRUSION INTO THE BISCAYNE AQUIFER AND
BISCAYNE NATIONAL PARK.
WHEREAS, Florida Power and Light ("FPL") operates a nuclear power plant in
southwest Miami-Dade County known as the Turkey Point Power Plant; and
WHEREAS,the Turkey Point Power Plant was originally constructed in the 1960s
and additional nuclear generating units have been added over the decades; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to a consent judgment with the U.S. Department of Justice
in 1971, FPL constructed a cooling canal system ("CCS") which provides a heat removal
function to replace the prior practice of directly discharging heated water into Biscayne
Bay; and
WHEREAS, the Biscayne Aquifer is an important natural resource which provides
the main source of drinking water in Miami-Dade, Broward, and southeastern portions of
Palm Beach Counties, and is vital to irrigation and to Florida's marsh and wetland
communities; and
WHEREAS, on October 2, 2015, the Miami-Dade County Department of
Environmental Resources Management ("DERM") issued a Notice of Violation and Order
for Corrective Action to FPL due to chloride salt levels in violation of County water quality
standards outside of the CCS based on the presence of elevated tritium (a radioactive
isotope) marker levels showing that groundwater originating from the CCS had expanded
beyond FPL's property boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the prevention of saltwater intrusion into the delicate ecosystems of
Biscayne National Park and into the Biscayne Aquifer, that supplies fresh drinking water to
millions of Florida residents, requires diligent monitoring and vigilant enforcement by local,
State and federal authorities; and
WHEREAS, although FPL has entered into an Administrative Consent Agreement
with the County to address its violations of the County's environmental protection laws,
other recent Florida administrative proceedings (brought by Atlantic Civil, Inc. and the City
of Miami in Florida Division of Administrative Hearings ("DOAH") Case Nos. 15-1746 and
15-1747 which challenged DEP's Administrative Order related to the CCS) have raised
concerns on the State level; and
WHEREAS, in the Final Order issued on April 21, 2016 in the above-referenced
DOAH Cases, the State Department of Environmental Protection ("DEP")ordered that DEP
staff"shall consider" the findings of the Administrative Judge in those cases that
s altwa r intrusion[ ] to t usion into the area west of the CCS is
impairing the reasonable and beneficial use of adjacent G-
II groundwater and, therefore, is a violation of the
minimum criteria for groundwater in rule 62-520-400. . . In
addition, sodium levels detected in monitoring wells west
of the CCS and beyond FPL's zone of discharge are many
times greater than the applicable G-II groundwater
standard for sodium. The preponderance of the evidence
shows that CCS is contributing to a violation of the sodium
standard; and
WHEREAS, DEP's Final Order directed DEP staff to "take any further action as is
necessary,"and the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach also urge DEP
to take action to address FPL's violation of state water quality standards in the areas
surrounding Turkey Point in order to protect the citizens of Southeast Florida from the
hazards of saltwater intrusion into the Biscayne Aquifer and to protect the important
ecosystems of Biscayne National Park.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby urge the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to take
action to protect the residents of southeast Florida from the hazards of saltwater intrusion
into the Biscayne Aquifer and Biscayne National Park.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this // day of May, 2016.
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MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
RAUL J. AGUILA, CITY ATTORNEY COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Members of the City Commission
Jimmy Morales, City Manager
FROM: Raul J. Aguila, City Attorney av 1 �'
DATE: May 11, 2016
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT THE
RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEAST FLORIDA FROM THE HAZARDS OF
SALTWATER INTRUSION INTO THE BISCAYNE AQUIFER AND BISCAYNE
NATIONAL PARK.
Pursuant to the request and direction of Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
during the discussion regarding Turkey Point at the April 13, 2016 City Commission
meeting (Item R9N), the above-referenced Resolution was drafted to raise awareness
of the issue of saltwater intrusion into Biscayne Bay caused by FPL's Turkey Point
cooling canal system. This Resolution is submitted for consideration by the Mayor and
City Commission.
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Agenda Item R7
Date S I I-(c
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
May 17, 2016
Bob Wilson, Director
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
3900 Commonwealth Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Dear Mr. Wilson,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29405:
A Resolution Urging The Florida Department Of Environmental Protection
To Take Action To Protect The Residents Of Southeast Florida From The
Hazards Of Saltwater Intrusion Into The Biscayne Aquifer And Biscayne
National Park.
This Resolution was _unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach on May 11, 2016.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
afael E. ranado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
May 17, 2016
Jill Margoulis, Southeast District Director
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
400 North Congress Avenue, 3rd Floor
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Dear Ms. Margoulis,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29405:
A Resolution Urging The Florida Department Of Environmental Protection
To Take Action To Protect The Residents Of Southeast Florida From The
Hazards Of Saltwater Intrusion Into The Biscayne Aquifer And Biscayne
National Park.
This Resolution was -unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach on May 11, 2016.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
MIAMI BEAC
H
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
May 17, 2016
Jon Steverson, Secretary
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
3900 Commonwealth Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3000
Dear Mr. Steverson,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29405:
A Resolution Urging The Florida Department Of Environmental Protection
To Take Action To Protect The Residents Of Southeast Florida From The
Hazards Of Saltwater Intrusion Into The Biscayne Aquifer And Biscayne
National Park.
This Resolution- was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach on May 11, 2016.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfu ly,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
May 17, 2016
Ms. Aletha Player
Florida Power& Light
9250 W. Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33174
Dear Ms. Player,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29405:
A Resolution Urging The Florida Department Of Environmental Protection
To Take Action To Protect The Residents Of Southeast Florida From The
Hazards Of Saltwater Intrusion Into The Biscayne Aquifer And Biscayne
National Park.
This -Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor -and City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach on May 11, 2016.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
May 17, 2016
James L. Robo, Chairman & CEO
Florida Power& Light
700 Universe Blvd.
Juno Beach, FL 33408
Dear Mr. Robo,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29405:
A Resolution Urging The Florida Department Of Environmental Protection
To Take Action To Protect The Residents Of Southeast Florida From The
Hazards Of Saltwater Intrusion Into The Biscayne Aquifer And Biscayne
National Park.
This- Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach on May 11, 2016.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
May 17, 2016
Eric E. Silagy, President & CEO
Florida Power.& Light
700 Universe Blvd.
Juno Beach, FL 33408
Dear Mr. Silagy,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29405:
A Resolution Urging The Florida Department Of Environmental Protection
To Take Action To Protect The Residents Of Southeast Florida From The
Hazards Of Saltwater Intrusion Into The Biscayne Aquifer And Biscayne
National Park.
This Resolution-was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach on May 11, 2016.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectful) ;
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
May 17, 2016
Armando Pimentel, President & CEO
Florida Power& Light
700 Universe Blvd.
Juno Beach, FL 33408
Dear Mr. Pimentel,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29405:
A Resolution Urging The Florida Department Of Environmental Protection
To Take Action To Protect The Residents Of Southeast Florida From The
Hazards Of Saltwater Intrusion Into The Biscayne Aquifer And Biscayne
National Park.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and - City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach on May 11, 2016.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
May 17, 2016
John Ketchum, Executive Vice-President
Florida Power& Light
700 Universe Blvd.
Juno Beach, FL 33408
Dear Mr. Ketchum,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29405:
A Resolution Urging The Florida Department Of Environmental Protection
To Take Action To Protect The Residents Of Southeast Florida From The
Hazards Of Saltwater Intrusion Into The Biscayne Aquifer And Biscayne
National Park.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and_ City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach on May 11, 2016.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez